I am quite happy with last years gardening. I had some lovely harvest, including red currants from some of my sisters cuttings, delicious strawberries and fresh cherry tomatoes. I also had fresh herbs. I added plants to the front of my home, which gave me quite some additional growing space ( Read more... )

I miss having access to fresh herbs on my balcony. However the weather is now warm enough to start planting. So today I planted some red basil. I put some African marigolds in the same pot in the hope that those will repel some harmful insects and lure some more humming bees to the balcony ( Read more... )